Wednesday, March 28, 2007

MARCH MADNESS!!!

Nonno and Nonna come to visit!


Regent's Park on a glorious day!






Nonno and Nonna in front of Big Ben on a rainy (typical) day.






Julia and Nonno at the war museum... having a little snack.






An outing with the kids!





Whoa! That's one big horse!




No basketball, no sports, no betting pools: Not your typical March Madness. We had our own Milani March Madness with a visit from Nonno and Nonna.



Nonno and Nonna brought some great weather (and lots of fun gifts). Their first week was sunny and bright. We enjoyed it by sight-seeing and walking all around! We walked through Regent's Park so we could enjoy all the lovely daffodils; we went to the British Museum and elsewhere. Julia and Marco LOVED spending time with their grandparents. They made forts, played, went to the playground, and worked on their "computers." The were exhausted every night (which mommy LOVED).

We got some good sight-seeing in as well. We hit places we'd not seen before. The Churchill Cabinet Room was particularly interesting (for the adults). Julia had more fun running around outside and making the "soldiers" move. (They were policemen guarding the back of Downing Street. She thought they were soldiers and liked that they moved, unlike the soldiers at Windsor Castle or out on Whitehall Road.) The flowers are all in bloom early thanks to the rain and temperate weather. It was a great great few weeks. We were sad to see them go.

Come back soon!

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Spring has sprung! (Or so we hope!)




Today was A GORGEOUS day - finally. No rain and not a cloud in the sky. We decided to take advantage of our good weather fortune and take a mini-road trip to the town of Windsor, which is about 27 miles from London. It's a picturesque little town where Windsor Castle and Eaton are located.
The castle itself is amazing and quite impressive. (It's been a residence for over 1000 years!) We toured the state rooms and much of the grounds. Unfortunately, the chapel was closed since it was Sunday but we had enough touring for one day. Julia's favorite part was running around while Marco liked making screeching noises during the tour.
I couldn't get Julia to stand next to the guard for a photo - she was "shy"! (HA.) Good thing, because as I was trying to negotiate (think bribery) with her to pose, the guard began to march and do maneuvers (or whatever it is they call it).
It was an easy day trip which we will undoubtedly do a zillion more times in the coming years.